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Under urging by executives such as Jim Hogan and executive vice president [[Penny Herscher]], between 2001 and 2003, Cadence purchased a number of implementation tools through acquisition, such as Silicon Perspective, Verplex,<ref name="Ref_staff13_EETImes.com"/> and [[Chenming Hu|Celestry Design]].<ref name="OriginalRef_staff4_edn.com"/> The acquisitions were apparently in part to counter the 2001 purchase of [[Synopsys#Avanti Corporation|Avanti]] by [[Synopsys]], as Synopsys had become their primary market rival.<ref name="Ref_staff13_EETImes.com"/> In 2004, Mike Fister became Cadence's new CEO and president, with Ray Bingham becoming chairman. The former chairman, Donald L. Lucas, remained on the Cadence board.<ref>WSJ [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB108439313804409685 Intel's Michael Fister Resigns To Take Top Job at Cadence] Retrieved May 13, 2004</ref> Between 2004 and 2007, Cadence purchased four companies, including the software developer [[Rob A. Rutenbar|Verisity]], and in 2006, it spent $1 billion in [[stock buyback]]s.<ref name="OriginalRef_Sorkin_nytim.com"/>

In 2007, Cadence announced it would be introducing a new chip-making process that laid wires diagonally as well as horizontally and vertically, arguing it would make its designs more efficient. In June 2007, Cadence had a market value of around $6.4 billion. That year, Cadence was rumored to be in talks with [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] and [[Blackstone Group]] regarding a possible sale of the company.<ref name="OriginalRef_Sorkin_nytim.com">[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/04/technology/04chip.html Specialized Software Maker Is Said to Be in Buyout Talks], Andrew Ross Sorkin and Michael J. de la Merced, ''The New York Times'', Published: June 4, 2007</ref> Cadence withdrew a $1.6 billion offer to purchase Mentor Graphics in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cadence.com/cadence/newsroom/press_releases/Pages/pr.aspx?xml=081508_announcement|title=Cadence Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Mentor Graphics}}</ref> Also that year, Cadence's board appointed [[Lip-Bu Tan]] as acting CEO, after the resignation of Mike Fister; Tan had served on the Cadence board of directors since 2004.<ref>IConnect007 [http://design.iconnect007.com/index.php/article/30109/cadence-ceo-mike-fister-resigns/30112/?skin=design Cadence CEO Mike Fister Resigns] Retrieved October 15, 2008</ref> In January 2009, the board of directors of Cadence voted unanimously to confirm Lip-Bu Tan as president and CEO.<ref>EETimes [https://www.eetimes.com/lip-bu-tan-named-cadence-ceo/ Lip-Bu Tan named Cadence CEO] Retrieved January 8, 2009</ref> In 2011, it purchased [[Altos Design Automation]].<ref name="OriginalRef_eetimesstaff3_eetimes.com"/> Subsequent notable acquisitions included [[Cosmic Circuits]]<ref name="OriginalRef_eenewseuropestaff1_eenewseurope.com"/> and [[Tensilica]] in 2013,<ref name="OriginalRef_staff4_eetimes.com"/> [[Forte Design Systems]] in 2014,<ref name="OriginalRef_New_newelectronics.co"/> and the [[AWR Corporation]] in 2019.<ref name="OriginalRef_Staff_bizjournals.com"/>

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===Hardware emulation===

In 2015, Cadence announced the '''Palladium''' Z1 [[hardware emulation]] platform,<ref>EE Journal [https://www.eejournal.com/article/20160606-emulation/ State of Emulation] Retrieved June 6, 2016</ref> withfor over 100 million gates per hour compile speed, and greater than 1&nbsp;MHz execution forverifying billion-gate designs.<ref>Electronic Specifier [https://www.electronicspecifier.com/products/design-automation/enterprise-emulation-platform-develops-supercomputer Enterprise Emulation Platform Develops Supercomputer] Retrieved October 26, 2016</ref> which was based on emulation technology from Cadence's 1998 acquisition of Quickturn.<ref name="OriginalRef_Staff3_nytimes.com">NY Times [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/10/business/cadence-to-acquire-quickturn-design.html Cadence to Acquire Quickturn Design] Retrieved 36137</ref> Cadence announced Palladium Z2 in 2021, claiming a 1.5X performance and 2X capacity improvement over the Z1.<ref>Neowin [https://www.neowin.net/news/cadences-latest-palladium-and-protium-dynamic-duo-to-offer-2x-capacity-and-15x-gains/ Cadence's latest Palladium and Protium "dynamic duo" to offer 2X capacity and 1.5X gains] Retrieved Apr 5, 2021</ref><ref>EENews Europe [https://www.eenewseurope.com/news/cadence-boosts-its-emulation-and-verification-systems Cadence boosts its emulation and verification systems] Retrieved Apr 5, 2021</ref>

The '''Protium''' [[FPGA prototyping]] platform was introduced in 2014,<ref>EDN [https://www.edn.com/cadence-unveils-protium-fpga-based-soc-prototyping-platform/ Cadence unveils Protium FPGA-based SoC prototyping platform] Retrieved July 14, 2014</ref> followed by the Protium S1 in 2017, which was built on [[Xilinx]] Virtex UltraScale [[FPGAs]].<ref>EET Asia [https://www.eetasia.com/multi-core-parallel-engine-powers-cadence-simulator/ Multi-core parallel engine powers Cadence simulator] Retrieved March 1, 2017</ref> Protium X1 rack-based prototyping was introduced in 2019,<ref>Tech Design Forum [https://www.techdesignforums.com/blog/2019/05/28/cadence-expands-protium-for-rack-based-prototyping/ Cadence Expands Protium for Rack-Based Prototyping] Retrieved May 28, 2019</ref> which Cadence claimed supported a 1.2 billion gate SoCs at around 5&nbsp;MHz.<ref>Electronics Weekly [https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/eda-and-ip/cadence-machine-can-prototype-1bn-gate-soc-fpgas-2019-05/ Cadence machine can prototype a 1bn gate SoC on FPGAs] Retrieved May 29, 2019</ref> with Palladium S1/X1 and Protium sharing a single compilation flow.<ref>EE Journal [https://www.eejournal.com/article/cadence-eda-update/ Cadence EDA Update] Retrieved May 8, 2017</ref> In 2021, Protium X2 was announced; Cadence claimed a 1.5X performance and 2X capacity improvement over Protium X1.<ref>Embedded [https://www.embedded.com/cadence-speeds-billion-gate-soc-verification/ Cadence speeds billion gate SoC verification] Retrieved Apr 7, 2021</ref><ref>New Electronics [https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/cadence-unveils-next-generation-palladium-z2-and-protium-x2-systems/236026/ Cadence unveils next-generation Palladium Z2 and Protium X2 systems] Retrieved Apr 6, 2021</ref>